Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2021
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all Missouri counties, St. Louis city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (44.1%), followed by Pemiscot County (26.42%), and St. Louis County (25.17%).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Missouri counties.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are
Black or African American Alone in 2021
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis city | 44.1 |
| 2 | Pemiscot County | 26.42 |
| 3 | St. Louis County | 25.17 |
| 4 | Mississippi County | 23.72 |
| 5 | Jackson County | 23.45 |
| 6 | New Madrid County | 16.61 |
| 7 | Scott County | 12.4 |
| 8 | Pulaski County | 12.24 |
| 9 | Cole County | 11.82 |
| 10 | Dunklin County | 11.12 |
| 11 | Boone County | 10.02 |
| 12 | DeKalb County | 9.34 |
| 13 | Platte County | 8.36 |
| 14 | Cape Girardeau County | 8.01 |
| 15 | Clay County | 7.76 |
| 16 | Audrain County | 6.28 |
| 17 | Saline County | 6.19 |
| 18 | Butler County | 6.1 |
| 19 | Buchanan County | 5.92 |
| 20 | Pike County | 5.9 |
| 21 | St. Charles County | 5.68 |
| 22 | Randolph County | 5.59 |
| 23 | Cooper County | 5.36 |
| 24 | Cass County | 5.19 |
| 25 | Howard County | 5.06 |
| 26 | Callaway County | 4.95 |
| 27 | Marion County | 4.85 |
| 28 | Johnson County | 4.72 |
| 29 | St. Francois County | 4.29 |
| 30 | Adair County | 4.01 |
| 31 | Texas County | 3.56 |
| 32 | Greene County | 3.52 |
| 33 | Pettis County | 3.46 |
| 34 | Lewis County | 3.36 |
| 35 | Sullivan County | 3.2 |
| 36 | Monroe County | 2.87 |
| 37 | Washington County | 2.67 |
| 38 | Chariton County | 2.62 |
| 39 | Livingston County | 2.6 |
| 40 | Moniteau County | 2.58 |
| 41 | Phelps County | 2.57 |
| 42 | Macon County | 2.53 |
| 43 | Warren County | 2.45 |
| 44 | Jasper County | 2.37 |
| 45 | Lafayette County | 2.31 |
| 46 | McDonald County | 2.24 |
| 47 | Nodaway County | 2.18 |
| 48 | Lincoln County | 2.11 |
| 49 | Carroll County | 1.92 |
| 50 | Taney County | 1.87 |
| 51 | Ste. Genevieve County | 1.75 |
| 52 | Montgomery County | 1.74 |
| 53 | Iron County | 1.67 |
| 54 | Bates County | 1.6 |
| 55 | Ray County | 1.41 |
| 56 | Clinton County | 1.35 |
| 57 | Ralls County | 1.34 |
| 58 | Henry County | 1.33 |
| 59 | Jefferson County | 1.31 |
| 60 | Andrew County | 1.3 |
| 60 | Stoddard County | 1.3 |
| 61 | Shelby County | 1.29 |
| 62 | Madison County | 1.22 |
| 63 | Reynolds County | 1.18 |
| 64 | Newton County | 1.15 |
| 65 | Webster County | 1.06 |
| 66 | Laclede County | 1.04 |
| 67 | Wayne County | 1.02 |
| 68 | Christian County | 1.01 |
| 68 | Grundy County | 1.01 |
| 69 | Franklin County | 1 |
| 70 | Linn County | 0.97 |
| 71 | Gentry County | 0.94 |
| 71 | Polk County | 0.94 |
| 72 | Worth County | 0.92 |
| 73 | Wright County | 0.91 |
| 74 | Knox County | 0.9 |
| 74 | Morgan County | 0.9 |
| 75 | Maries County | 0.88 |
| 76 | Vernon County | 0.87 |
| 77 | Miller County | 0.83 |
| 77 | Ripley County | 0.83 |
| 78 | Caldwell County | 0.82 |
| 78 | Camden County | 0.82 |
| 78 | Cedar County | 0.82 |
| 79 | Bollinger County | 0.78 |
| 79 | Douglas County | 0.78 |
| 79 | Mercer County | 0.78 |
| 79 | St. Clair County | 0.78 |
| 80 | Benton County | 0.76 |
| 81 | Daviess County | 0.73 |
| 81 | Holt County | 0.73 |
| 82 | Barry County | 0.72 |
| 82 | Hickory County | 0.72 |
| 82 | Lawrence County | 0.72 |
| 83 | Carter County | 0.71 |
| 83 | Perry County | 0.71 |
| 84 | Gasconade County | 0.7 |
| 85 | Barton County | 0.69 |
| 86 | Dade County | 0.67 |
| 87 | Shannon County | 0.66 |
| 88 | Crawford County | 0.64 |
| 88 | Dent County | 0.64 |
| 88 | Howell County | 0.64 |
| 89 | Atchison County | 0.58 |
| 90 | Clark County | 0.51 |
| 90 | Dallas County | 0.51 |
| 90 | Harrison County | 0.51 |
| 90 | Stone County | 0.51 |
| 91 | Osage County | 0.49 |
| 92 | Oregon County | 0.45 |
| 93 | Ozark County | 0.34 |
| 94 | Putnam County | 0.3 |
| 94 | Schuyler County | 0.3 |
| 95 | Scotland County | 0.13 |